This course brings together cutting edge research in the broad fields of Diplomatic and International Studies to explore diplomacy in the modern world, evaluate diplomatic success and failures and diplomacy in action.

The Global Diplomacy: The United Nations in the World MOOC will offer a well-researched and broad-ranging primer to the United Nations system, providing students with an introduction to the complex UN family and its history, and a series of ‘snapshots’ of key UN functions. Through the exploration of these important UN themes,learners will develop important analysis, communication, and policy-based skills.

As energy markets go truly global, domestic energy policies are becoming more and more entangled with wider issues of international governance. In this MOOC students will explore the changing role of fossil fuels, nuclear power, renewables, climate and energy governance, energy security, as well as the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and its implications for both international and domestic action. Students will gain a theoretical and practical understanding of how energy and climate change policies are designed, shaped, advocated and implemented.